# Accident 19900511015629A: Piper PA30, El Monte, CA, May 11, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1990, 15:50 local time
- Place: El Monte, CA
- Airport: El Monte Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0790° N, 118.0303° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0790&lon=-118.0303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N505GM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N505GM-1991-06-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 880 total, 190 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900511015629A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

TRIED TO GO AROUND WITH LEAN MIXTURE AND FULL FLAPS.  RIGHT ENGINE STALLED,LOST CONTROL BELOW VMC. CARTWHEELED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX90LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA169), May 11, 1990: Piper PA-30 (N505GM), El Monte, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT IN COMMAND TO ADEQUATELY CONFIGURE THE AIRCRAFT FOR THE TAKEOFF PORTION OF A TOUCH AND GO.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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